Merilyn is a professional artist and teacher in most media, with more than forty years experience. She trained initially at the National Art School, and later with Allan Fizzell (oils), Greg Hansell (pastels) and Joshua Smith and Yve Close (portraiture).

Merilyn's career covers numerous exhibitions, awards and commissions and her works are in the UK, Malaysia, USA, NZ and Spain. She provides small-group tuition and workshops throughout the year for all skill and experience levels, and hosts a non-instructional life sketch club at her studio at Mt Rankin, near Bathurst.